Ibanez SR basses

[PaulThePlug]

@gafbass02 4 wires need linking with 2 pins for passive non pre... gonna see if i've got some electrical connector pins in the garage tomorrow...

and i recon if you unplug the tap switch connector it will be just plain bucker...

Edited December 23, 2022 by PaulThePlug

[gafbass02]

I’m all about the active these days, after years on passive. I did break out my jazz once, and my band’s engineer told me never to bring a passive again 😅 I’ve decided just to leave the SR300 as it is now. It’s fine, just not as good as the others, but then it’s also much cheaper than the others

[Al Krow]

Having traded my lovely Ibby SR1825 for a Berg NXT cab back in 2021, I've come to realise how much I'm missing it and how fab and relatively untiring having 16.5mm string spacing on a 5 string bass is! But trying to find an SR Premium 5er used has been quite the task! Think I may finally be about to strike lucky, yaay! 

 

[Woodinblack]

Normally there are loads around. Although I have got rid of a few of my ibbys I would never get rid of the 1605, and my Maruszczyk has a neck based on its neck, my new OLP has slightly less than 16.5 and the bongo has 17mm so they all work for me!

[Al Krow]

NBD - Ibanez 30TH5PE

 

 

Just arrived via an ex band mate now living up in Edinburgh - was collection only from there, which would have ruled it out for me, but a stroke of luck that I had a former bandmate who has relocated to that same city, and is also often back down in London with work.

 

Edited October 22, 2024 by Al Krow

[Woodinblack]

That looks nice!

 

[biro]

I have the satinwood version and it’s my favourite bass of all time. Great acquisition!

[Al Krow]

14 hours ago, biro said:

I have the satinwood version and it’s my favourite bass of all time. Great acquisition!

 

Oh nice, that's high praise from you, indeed!

 

There was some mention that only 15 each of the 4 and 5 string Premium editions were made available in the USA, so no idea what that number would have been in the UK?

 

Guess I just struck lucky to find one, particularly in such good condition!

[2pods]

May have been mine at one point.

I've forgotten who I sold it to, though Edinburgh seems to ring a bell

 

[BassApprentice]

6 minutes ago, 2pods said:

May have been mine at one point.

I've forgotten who I sold it to, though Edinburgh seems to ring a bell

 

I'd be impressed if it was, unless the guy you sold it to added an extra string!  😅

The fretboard on your old one looks amazing!

[2pods]

I honestly shouldn't try to speed read these days.

I'm getting as blind as a bat 

 

I obviously hadn't finished paying for it at that point, so they were holding out on the B string 

 

[Woodinblack]

1 hour ago, BassApprentice said:

The fretboard on your old one looks amazing!

 

Looks actually a lot like the prestige ones

[2pods]

It was one of the limited 30th Anniversary jobs, with a wenge fingerboard and cocobolo top.

I bought it new from Gear4Music. They also had an identical 5 string in at the time.

[Paulhauser]

In the middle is my fairly recent acquisition beteeen my two other Prestiges. The bass in question is a quite obscure MIJ SRMS5 Prestige from ‘22. Even though I follow Ibanez and normally  I am quite up to date with their offerings this totally went unnoticed. Not that it is a surprise as it was (is?) offered only on selected markets with limited information (reviews or videos) and mine is the only one i saw in the wild. 

[Woodinblack]

Oh thats nice - I don't think that Ibanez bother with many of the prestiges outside Japan, but that is a really nice one, would like a fan fret prestige.

[Al Krow]

6 hours ago, Paulhauser said:

In the middle is my fairly recent acquisition beteeen my two other Prestiges. The bass in question is a quite obscure MIJ SRMS5 Prestige from ‘22. Even though I follow Ibanez and normally  I am quite up to date with their offerings this totally went unnoticed. Not that it is a surprise as it was (is?) offered only on selected markets with limited information (reviews or videos) and mine is the only one i saw in the wild. 

 

Should I be surprised that we're both into Ibanez as well as Spector?...or that the quality of your herd definitely out does mine for both! 😅

[crazycloud]

7 hours ago, Paulhauser said:

The bass in question is a quite obscure MIJ SRMS5 Prestige from ‘22. Even though I follow Ibanez and normally  I am quite up to date with their offerings this totally went unnoticed. Not that it is a surprise as it was (is?) offered only on selected markets with limited information (reviews or videos) and mine is the only one i saw in the wild. 

I saw one listed om ebay out of Japan a while back, so I know of it, but never seen one in the flesh. Nice bass.

 

https://ibanez.fandom.com/wiki/SRMS5

Info for anyone curious.

[Paulhauser]

14 hours ago, Woodinblack said:

Oh thats nice - I don't think that Ibanez bother with many of the prestiges outside Japan, but that is a really nice one, would like a fan fret prestige.

I think it was for the domestic and the European market. For how much they push the fanfret models in their Premium and lower categories it is a bit of illogical not to do at least some models as it is a missed opportunity in the Prestige range (i'd pay for a 6 string SR Presige FF)

13 hours ago, Al Krow said:

 

Should I be surprised that we're both into Ibanez as well as Spector?...or that the quality of your herd definitely out does mine for both! 😅

🙂 It was an Ibanez SR bass that got me into bass playing and while Spector is the love of my life I always had a sweet spot for SRs as can be seen in the pic. As for the herd, no worries, you''ll be getting there eventually 🙂

12 hours ago, crazycloud said:

I saw one listed om ebay out of Japan a while back, so I know of it, but never seen one in the flesh. Nice bass.

 

https://ibanez.fandom.com/wiki/SRMS5

Info for anyone curious.

Yes, it is this model, thanks!